Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of September 2012?

Do you love this time of year as much as I do? You may have to be a football-loving, bird-chasing father of schoolchildren to truly understand the attractions of early September in New York, but the season has something exciting for everyone. What do you love best about September?

I plan to explore rumors about the early, diminished local apple crop and expect to encounter countless American Goldfinches (even more than are flocking to my feeder) at the orchards. Corey will be scanning local flora for avifauna. How about you? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below.

Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.

I’m so excited, I have a raptor education class at Green Lane Park. I also bought my 7yr old, Louie, a jr birder kit & I’m so proud to be bringing him with me. theres a big lake there that has bin closed to swimming since the birds took it over many years ago so I think I may get the chance to lose my “worst birder ever” title 🙂